2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs England
{{date|April 4, 2007}}

[[w:Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] beat [[w:England cricket team|England]] in a breathless finish by just 2 runs in the Super 8 phase in the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Sir Vivian Richards Stadium|Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], North Sound, [[w:Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]].

In addition, [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]] became the most capped ODI player, in his 385th ODI, overtaking [[w:Sachin Tendulkar|Sachin Tendulkar]]. 

'''Toss: ''' England won, and elected to field first.

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|20px]] [[w:Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka innings]]}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Upul Tharanga|Upul Tharanga]]|status=c Pietersen b Flintoff|runs=62|balls=103|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=60.19}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|status=b Mahmood|runs=25|balls=26|4s=4|6s=1|strike_rate=96.15}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kumar Sangakkara|Kumar Sangakkara]]|status=c Collingwood b Mahmood|runs=17|balls=33|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=51.51}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mahela Jayawardene|Mahela Jayawardene]]|status=c Joyce b Collingwood|runs=56|balls=61|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=91.80}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Chamara Silva|Chamara Silva]]|status=b Flintoff|runs=24|balls=37|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=64.86}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|status=run out (Bell)|runs=5|balls=6|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=83.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Russel Arnold|Russel Arnold]]|status=c Joyce b Mahmood|runs=20|balls=22|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=90.90}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Chaminda Vaas|Chaminda Vaas]]|status=c Collingwood b Flintoff|runs=4|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=80.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Lasith Malinga|Lasith Malinga]]|status=c Nixon b Mahmood|runs=2|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=28.57}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|status=not out|runs=2|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Dilhara Fernando|Dilhara Fernando]]|status=run out (Pietersen/Nixon)|runs=2|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 3; lb 5; w 4; nb 4)|runs=16|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 50 overs)|runs='''235'''|balls=|4s=15|6s=1|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-37 (Jayasuriya, 7.6 ov), 2-69 (Sangakkara, 18.1 ov), 3-160 (Tharanga, 34.5 ov), 4-175 (Jayawardene, 38.4 ov), 5-193 (Dilshan, 42.1 ov), 6-215 (Silva, 46.1 ov), 7-219 (Vaas, 46.6 ov), 8-226 (Malinga, 49.1 ov), 9-231 (Arnold, 49.4 ov), 10-235 (Fernando, 49.6 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] [[w:England cricket team|England bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=39|wickets=0|econ=3.90}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sajid Mahmood|Sajid Mahmood]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=49|wickets=4|econ=5.44}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|Andrew Flintoff]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=35|wickets=3|econ=3.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|Paul Collingwood]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=44|wickets=1|econ=4.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Monty Panesar|Monty Panesar]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=45|wickets=0|econ=5.62}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Michael Vaughan|Michael Vaughan]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=14|wickets=0|econ=4.66}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] [[w:England cricket team|England innings]] (Target: 236 runs from 50 overs)}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ed Joyce|Ed Joyce]]|status=lbw b Malinga|runs=10|balls=21|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=47.61}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Vaughan|Michael Vaughan]]|status=c Sangakkara b Vaas|runs=0|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ian Bell (cricketer)|Ian Bell]]|status=run out (Jayasuriya)|runs=47|balls=71|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=66.19}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kevin Pietersen|Kevin Pietersen]]|status=c & b Muralitharan|runs=58|balls=80|4s=5|6s=1|strike_rate=72.50}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Paul Collingwood|Paul Collingwood]]|status=lbw b Fernando|runs=14|balls=20|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=70.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|Andrew Flintoff]]|status=c Malinga b Fernando|runs=2|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=28.57}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ravinder Bopara|Ravinder Bopara]]|status=b Fernando|runs=52|balls=53|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=98.11}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Paul Nixon|Paul Nixon]]|status=c Jayawardene b Malinga|runs=42|balls=44|4s=2|6s=1|strike_rate=95.45}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Sajid Mahmood|Sajid Mahmood]]|status=not out|runs=2|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 1; lb 1; w 2; nb 2)|runs=6|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''8 Wickets'''; 50 overs)|runs='''233'''|balls=|4s=16|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-1 (Vaughan, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Joyce, 5.2 ov), 3-101 (Bell, 25.2 ov), 4-126 (Pietersen, 30.5 ov), 5-133 (Flintoff, 33.1 ov), 6-133 (Collingwood, 33.3 ov), 7-220 (Nixon, 48.5 ov), 8-233 (Bopara, 49.6 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|20px]] [[w:Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Chaminda Vaas|Chaminda Vaas]]|overs=8|maiden=1|runs=45|wickets=1|econ=5.62}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Lasith Malinga|Lasith Malinga]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=50|wickets=2|econ=5.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dilhara Fernando|Dilhara Fernando]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=3|econ=4.55}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=0|econ=3.87}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|overs=5|maiden=1|runs=16|wickets=0|econ=3.20}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=48|wickets=1|econ=4.80}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Sri Lanka:''' [[w:Upul Tharanga|W U Tharanga]], [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|S T Jayasuriya]], [[w:Kumar Sangakkara|K C Sangakkara]] (wkt),  [[w:Mahela Jayawardene|D P M D Jayawardene]] (capt), [[w:Chamara Silva|L P C Silva]], [[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|T M Dilshan]], [[w:Dilhara Fernando|C R D Fernando]], [[w:Russel Arnold|R P Arnold]], [[w:Chaminda Vaas|W P U J C Vaas]], [[w:Lasith Malinga|S L Malinga]], [[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]]<br>
'''England:''' [[w:Ed Joyce|E C Joyce]], [[w:Michael Vaughan|M P Vaughan]] (capt), [[w:Ian Bell (cricketer)|I R Bell]], [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]], [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Ravinder Bopara|R S Bopara]], [[w:Paul Nixon|P A Nixon]] (wkt), [[w:Sajid Mahmood|S I Mahmood]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]], [[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]] 

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Ravinder Bopara|R S Bopara]] (England)

Umpires: [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Billy Bowden|B F Bowden]] (New Zealand) <br>
TV umpire: [[w:Rudi Koertzen|R E Koertzen]] (South Africa)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Jeff Crowe|J J Crowe]] (New Zealand)<br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Aleem Dar|Aleem Dar]] (Pakistan)<br>

== Sources ==
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Sri Lanka beat England in a breathless finish by just 2 runs in the Super 8 phase in the World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda.

In addition, Sanath Jayasuriya became the most capped ODI player, in his 385th ODI, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar. 

'Toss: ' England won, and elected to field first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-37 (Jayasuriya, 7.6 ov), 2-69 (Sangakkara, 18.1 ov), 3-160 (Tharanga, 34.5 ov), 4-175 (Jayawardene, 38.4 ov), 5-193 (Dilshan, 42.1 ov), 6-215 (Silva, 46.1 ov), 7-219 (Vaas, 46.6 ov), 8-226 (Malinga, 49.1 ov), 9-231 (Arnold, 49.4 ov), 10-235 (Fernando, 49.6 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-1 (Vaughan, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Joyce, 5.2 ov), 3-101 (Bell, 25.2 ov), 4-126 (Pietersen, 30.5 ov), 5-133 (Flintoff, 33.1 ov), 6-133 (Collingwood, 33.3 ov), 7-220 (Nixon, 48.5 ov), 8-233 (Bopara, 49.6 ov)


'Sri Lanka:' W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt),  D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, C R D Fernando, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan
'England:' E C Joyce, M P Vaughan (capt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, R S Bopara, P A Nixon (wkt), S I Mahmood, J M Anderson, M S Panesar 

'Player of the match:' R S Bopara (England)

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and B F Bowden (New Zealand) 
TV umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
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